Hadith 25083

Chapter 37

باب 37

(37) باب جَامِعِ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ

(37) Chapter: Collection of what was narrated concerning the Quran (ES)
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِذَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا ذَهَبَتْ " .

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The one who learns the Quran is like the owner of a hobbled camel. If he pays attention to it, he will keep it, but if he releases it, it will go away." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 942 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 11, Hadith 67 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 943 (ES)